Short scale string recommendations?

[Azrabella]

Have been given a shorty bass (30") but need advise on suitable replacement strings, preferably relatively cheap at that. It's a no-name sortof pBass config - not theed? Hofner type. Any suggestions, either flats or rounds, 'cause I 'aint that fussed.

Thanks in advance.

Edited February 25, 2022 by Azrabella

[itu]

What is your sound preference?

 

A very compact idea of strings and sounds:

 

Stainless steel roundwound (SS RW) - lots of zing, brightest sounding

Nickel RW - flatter response than SS

Flatwound - the other end, the dull end of the sound spectrum

 

Thickness varies a lot. Lighter touch, and you could try a 40 - 100 set, or even lighter.

Probably the most common set is a 45 - 105.

 

If your sound is dull, buy a good flat set and play it for the next few years, or a decade. You want zing, buy a set few times a year. They really aren't that expensive.

[bertbass]

Newtone strings!

[flutophilus]

Before you do anything it would be a good idea to chack the actual length of the strings fitted, measured from the ball end to the nut. Not all short scale basses are the same (through-strung and violin basses need longer strings) and not all strings labelled "short scale" are the same length. Once you've measured them you can look at 

https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/search/scale-length

 

where you can select strings by the exact ball-end to nut length you need.

 

Strings direct are also very helpful if you emali them.

[Azrabella]

Thanks for all your advice.